17.5.2.1. Kernel module dependencies with modprobe
Unlike insmod, modprobe deals with kernel module dependencies for us.
First get kernel_modules buildroot package working.
Then, for example:
modprobe buildroot_dep2
outputs to dmesg:
42
and then:
lsmod
outputs:
Module Size Used by Tainted: G buildroot_dep2 16384 0 buildroot_dep 16384 1 buildroot_dep2
Sources:
Removal also removes required modules that have zero usage count:
modprobe -r buildroot_dep2
modprobe uses information from the modules.dep file to decide the required dependencies. That file contains:
extra/buildroot_dep2.ko: extra/buildroot_dep.ko
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